America 250 Midweek Matinee
Join us for a midweek movie focusing on American history, people, and culture.
Stop in or call the library for a list of titles! Program length varies based on the run time of the film.
Registration recommended. https://www.adamslibrary.org/event/america-250-midweek-matinee-78683
June 10: This movie musical is inspired by the life of P.T. Barnum, a visionary who rises from poverty to create a sensational circus in 19th-century New York. (2017, PG, 105 min)
June 17: based on the NYC newsboy strike of 1899, this musical tells of young newspaper sellers exploited beyond reason, leading them to strike in an attempt to enact change. (1992, PG, 121 min)
June 24: A spunky young orphan is taken in by a rich eccentric, much to the chagrin of the cantankerous woman who runs the orphanage. (1982, PG, 127 min)
July 1: A 1930s-set story centered on the University of Washington's rowing team, from their Depression-era beginnings. (2023, PG-13, 123 min)
July 8: Texas Western Coach Don Haskins leads the first all-Black basketball team to NCAA victory during the 1966 season. (2006, PG, 118 min)
July 15: In 1973, a long-shot but precocious stallion sets the unbeaten record for winning the Triple Crown. (2010, PG, 123 min)
July 22: The true story of the player-turned-coach who led the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team to victory over the seemingly invincible Soviet squad. (2004, PG, 135 min)
July 29: A Texas baseball coach makes the major league after agreeing to try out if his high school team made the playoffs. (2002, G, 128 min)
August 5: Three female African-American mathematicians play a pivotal role in astronaut John Glenn's launch into orbit while dealing with racial and gender discrimination. (2016, PG, 123 min)
August 12: A cynical journalist strikes an unlikely friendship with a kind-hearted television host while writing an article on him. (2019, PG, 109 min)
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